Sunday, March 17, 2013

Observing Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication


The experience I gained from watching the show with no volume is that I had to rely on non-verbal communication and cues to gain understanding of what the plot of the show is about.  I had to pay attention to body movements, gestures and facial expressions to gain an understanding of the show. This process of observing non-verbal communication requires more time and all of your attention must be given, to the show you are watching. I misunderstood several scenes in the show and gathered my own thought of what was going on. Later I realized my assumption of what was happening was incorrect.

 

Once I began to watch the show with the volume on I was able to gain true insight of what the show was about. Verbal communication skills are important to us as individuals in many aspects of our lives. We are able to know what is being said and also understand the reasoning for the characters actions. From verbal communication I was able to gather that the plot of the show was that you should never judge a person for their pass because you never know when secrets from your pass will come to hunt you and cause you to loss and hurt the people you love. Listening plays an important role in communication as well you are able understand, learn, analyze, evaluate, comfort and enjoy what is being said.

I enjoyed this assignment it made me realize how important verbal and non-verbal communication are to us as individuals and how we must rely on them to function in life.

 

O'Hair, D., & Wiemann, M. (2012). Real communication: An introduction. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Ebony, your blog post pointed out that verbal communication is very important to gain clear understanding. You also emphasized the value of having good listening skills. I like how you pointed out how very much we can understand about a situation by listening! It really brought home what we learned this week about the importance of good listening skills! Thanks for sharing! Delores

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  2. VERY Good Post! You too talked about how well we should have good listening skills in communication.We had to watch what was going on to catch the plot of the show.

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